Wisconsin Legislature: Festival

Relocating with a child who is subject to a legal custody or physical placement order: procedure changes - Act 203

Tax administration changes; interest on unclaimed U.S. savings bonds; ticket courier prohibited from selling lottery tickets; background investigation of lottery employees; reporting lottery winnings re child support; police and fire protection fee; ``restaurant” definition for license and regulation of alcohol beverage establishment purposes - Act 17

family careFamily Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

family planningFamily planning, see Birth control

family practice clinic or programFamily practice clinic or program, see Medical education

farm and farmingFarm and farming, see also Agricultural credit; Farmer; Farmland preservation; Fish and fishing -- Commercial; Forestry

Register of deeds: information assigned to a document submitted for filing or recording modified; penalties eliminated re registration of farm names; condominium plat provision - Act 102

farm and farming _ machineryFarm and farming -- Machinery

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle): weight allowances and permitting sunset provisions repealed [Sec. 1900j-L, m-o, p-r] - Act 59

farm produceFarm produce

Agricultural Producer Security Program revisions re small vegetable processor exemption, milk deferred payment contracts, grain dealer and grain warehouse keeper fund balances, grain dealer deferred payment purchases, payments to producers due to a default; DATCP duties - Act 155

Late blight of potatoes: abatement time period revised; antisporulant provision - Act 45

Seed potato certification requirements created; DATCP duties and forfeiture provisions - Act 46

farmerFarmer

Farmer assistance program: confidentiality revision re aggregate data compiled by DATCP on countywide level [Sec. 1241d] - Act 59

Veteran farmer assistance and outreach program created; family member provision; logotype required - Act 121

farmland preservationFarmland preservation

Farmland preservation planning grants: sunset repealed [Sec. 188m] - Act 59

federal aidFederal aid

Drug trafficking, evidence-based substance abuse prevention, family and juvenile treatment courts, and drug treatment for inmates of county and tribal jails: grant programs established; DOJ, DHS, DCF duties; search warrant based on sworn affidavit or complaint provision - Act 261

Elections Commission required to deplete federal Help America Vote Act funds before using state funds for election administration purposes [Sec. 9113 (1)] - Act 59

feeFee, see Attorney -- Fee; Hunting; Solid waste management; State park; Trades and occupations

felonyFelony, see Crime and criminals -- Felony

fema _federal emergency management agency_FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), see United States -- Federal Emergency Management Agency

fencesFences

Elk damage abatement: crops or grasses grown for bird hunting preserve made eligible, fencing provision [Sec. 582m, p] - Act 59

Fences on closed MFL: prohibition exemption if used for dog training by licensed nonprofit organization - Act 43

fertilizerFertilizer

Pesticide, fertilizer, and commercial feed manufacturers and distributors: license and fee revisions; agricultural chemical cleanup fund provisions [Sec. 190, 538-542, 1242-1305, 9102 (3), 9302 (1)] - Act 59

festivalFestival, see Amusement

fiduciariesFiduciaries

Foreign corporation acting in a fiduciary capacity in this state allowed - Act 162

finance, joint committee onFinance, Joint Committee on, see Legislature -- Finance, Joint Committee on

financial institutionFinancial institution, see also Bank

Financial institution information disclosed to a Federal Home Loan Bank; injunctions against a Federal Home Loan Bank; periodic examinations of financial institutions by Division of Banking and Office of Credit Unions; limit on savings bank loans to one borrower; interest on residential mortgage loan escrow accounts; security of public deposits; capital reduction by state banks; insurance company liquidation proceedings; and exemption from overtime pay requirements for outside salespersons [Admin.Code DWD 274.04] - Act 340

Savings promotion prize programs: state-chartered financial institutions allowed to conduct or participate in - Act 72

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - Act 213

Surplus money of local governments: investment in financial institutions’ time deposits allowed and maturity limitation eliminated - Act 78

financial institutions, department ofFinancial Institutions, Department of

Business entity filing with DFI: expedited processing fees [Sec. 1682, 1690] - Act 59

College Savings Program Board transferred from DOA to DFI; College Tuition and Expenses Program provision [Sec. 34, 114-117, 148-153, 193-195, 427-434, 528, 544-547, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1019-1023, 1704-1706, 2233, 2234, 9101 (2)] - Act 59

Cooperative organization and operation changes; extension of credit by electric cooperative provisions - Act 76

Foreign corporation’s certificate of authority fees eliminated under certain conditions - Act 156

LLC articles of organization: initial filing fee exemption for student entrepreneurs, definition provision - Act 177

Red Arrow Club: membership requirements modified to be eligible for incorporation - Act 275

Tax law changes re evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, reliance by taxpayer on past audits, IRS code updates, College Savings Program Board duties clarified, sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes - Act 231

financial literacyFinancial literacy, see Literacy

financial responsibility, proof ofFinancial responsibility, Proof of, see Solid waste management

finesFines, see also Forfeiture; Sentences and penalties

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - Act 124

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - Act 73

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - Act 147

Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act adopted - Act 181

fingerprintFingerprint, see Criminal identification and investigation

fireFire

Fire suppression expenses re forest fires: county reimbursement provisions modified [Sec. 551-553] - Act 59

fire departmentFire department

Career and technical education (CTE) incentive grants and completion awards: DWD to award to school districts or students re public safety occupation training programs - Act 336

Fire suppression expenses re forest fires: county reimbursement provisions modified [Sec. 551-553] - Act 59

Levy limit negative adjustment for debt service; fire protection purposes specified [Sec. 985, 985c, 9331 (1), (1w)] - Act 59

Special registration plates for fire fighter, rescue squad member, and EMT and first responders: exemption from special registration plate fees - Act 229

Veterans homes: grants to local governments providing fire and emergency medical services to [Sec. 739r, 2265g-m, q, 9449 (1f)] - Act 59

firearms and dangerous weaponsFirearms and dangerous weapons

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: DNR to establish an open season for hunting deer with muzzle-loading firearms - Act 298

Concealed weapon license renewal: expiration date modified - Act 5

Crime lab equipment and supplies: DOJ study on sale or transfer of required [Sec. 9128 (2p)] - Act 59

Firearm purchase for or furnishing or possessing a firearm for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: crime created; mandatory minimum sentence and affirmative defense re domestic abuse or child abuse injunction provisions - Act 145

Illegal possession of a firearm: mandatory minimum incarceration period modified - Act 310

Sport shooting range temporary or permanent closure re public safety hazard: procedure established; DNR to establish list of entities qualified to evaluate safety of sport shooting ranges - Act 179

firefighterFirefighter, see Fire department

fireworksFireworks

Fireworks: possession, use, and transportation revisions; manufacturer licensing and fee changes [Sec. 1680d-h, 9339 (7f)] [1680h -- partial veto; 9339 (7f) -- vetoed] - Act 59

first class cityFirst class city, see Milwaukee -- City

first responderFirst responder, see Medical service -- Occupations

fish and fishingFish and fishing

Taking of rough fish or catfish by hand or with bow and arrow or crossbow: DNR may not prohibit - Act 297

fish and fishing _ commercialFish and fishing -- Commercial

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised; emergency rule procedure exemption - Act 21

Farm-raised fish sold to fish farm registered with DATCP: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 1181, 1194c] - Act 59

fish and fishing _ licenseFish and fishing -- License

Terminally ill individual participating in a charity fishing or hunting-related event: DNR to treat as if the person is a resident re hunting and fishing approvals - Act 182

fish and fishing _ rough fishFish and fishing -- Rough fish

Taking of rough fish or catfish by hand or with bow and arrow or crossbow: DNR may not prohibit - Act 297

fisherFisher, see Hunting

flagFlag, see Symbols, National

floodplain managementFloodplain management

DNR bonding limit increases re nonpoint source water pollution abatement, urban storm water and runoff, flood control, riparian restoration, and dam safety [Sec. 488, 489, 490] - Act 59